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Lockheed Martin delivers last of the F-16IQs to Iraq
IqAF F-16C block 52 #1624 is taking off on another training sortie armed with AIM-9 missiles and BDU-33 dispensers. [IqAF photo]
May 09, 2019 - The last 9 of 36 F-16IQ block 52 aircraft arrived in Iraq on May 3. Having ordered its F-16IQs in two batches of 18 aircraft during 2011 and 2012, the Iraqi Air Force received its first one in late 2014. [Read more...]
Indonesian Peace Bima Sena II deliveries concluded
TNI-AU F-16C block 25 #TS-1641 from SkU 16 is taxiing by the camera to the runway under some dark clouds. [F-16.net collection]
Jan 18, 2018 - Today the last two F-16C aircraft (#TS-1628 and #TS-1634) of the Peace Bima Sena II order were delivered to Indonesia. [Read more...]
US Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to Indonesia
USAF pilots assigned as Ferry Cell 5 prepare their Indonesian F-16s prior to departure on March 14th, 2017 from Hill AFB. [USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd]
Mar 25, 2017 - Four refurbished F-16 Fighting Falcons were delivered to Indonesia, the fifth of six "ferry cells" in a sale of 24 total aircraft. [Read more...]
Iraqi Air Force receives 4 more F-16s
IqAF F-16C block 52 #1617 is spotted during a test flight from NAS Fort Worth in 2015. [IraqiDude photo]
Aug 08, 2016 - Iraq's Ministry of Defence announced it had received a further four F-16 block 52 aircraft from the US. The jets are part of a $2 billion sale of 36 such warplanes. [Read more...]
US delivers eight F-16 Block 52s to Egypt
The first of twenty block 52 F-16s for Egypt completed its first flight on April 6th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. Called Peace Vector VII, the latest purchase of F-16s by Egypt includes sixteen single-seat and four two-seat versions. [Photo by Carl Richards]
Jul 30, 2015 - The United States embassy in Cairo has announced that on July 30 and 31, the United States is delivering eight F-16 Block 52 aircraft to Cairo West Air Base as part of ongoing American support in Egypt and throughout the region. [Read more...]
Will F-16 delivery to Iraq boost ISIS fight?
IqAF F-16D #1606 is coming in to land with brakes opened at NAS Fort Worth on February 13th, 2015. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
Apr 23, 2015 - It seems that Iraq will at last be getting the first batch of F-16 fighter jets it ordered four years ago, its air force commander said Thursday. The jets should arrive in July and could immediately boost Iraq’s capabilities fight the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. [Read more...]
US lifts block on delivery of F-16s to Egypt
The second batch of four EAF F-16s - with F-16C block 52 #9752 in front - are being delivered, spotted here at Lajes AFB on April 13th, 2013. [<a href="http://www.airliners.net" target="new">Airliners.net</a> photo by João Toste]
Apr 02, 2015 - U.S. President Barack Obama has given a go-ahead for the delivery of a F-16 aircraft to Egypt. In June 2013 Obama had halted the delivery of four Block 52 F-16s to Egypt as the U.S. grew impatient with Egypt's armed forces after its toppling of President Mohamed Mursi. [Read more...]
Greece, US reinforce proven partnership through airpower
A HAF F-16 from 343 Mira lands on the runway at Souda Bay on January 26th, 2015. The aircraft flew during training operations as part of a flying training deployment between the Greek and USAF at Souda Bay. [USAF photo by SSgt. Joe W. McFadden]
Jan 27, 2015 - Over the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Greek and U.S. Air Forces continue bilateral flying training missions at Souda Bay, Greece. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems wins an 11-year Israeli F-16 maintenance contract
IDFAF F-16D block 52 #896 from Tayeset 107 is coming in for landing with brakes opened at Hatzerim AB on November 26th, 2013. [Photo by <a href="http://www.scramble.nl" target="new">Marco Pennings</a>]
Jan 06, 2015 - The Israeli Ministry of Defense awarded Elbit Systems a $90 million contract to maintain the Israeli Air Force's F-16 avionics systems for the next 11 years. [Read more...]
D-models return to flight after longeron repair
USAF F-16D block 42 #89-2157 undergoes repairs to the longeron due to cracks. This is one of the last aircraft to be repaired. [USAF photo by SSgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.]
Dec 23, 2014 - Air Force officials removed 82 two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons from flight earlier this summer after discovering cracks along the canopy sill longeron between the front and rear pilot seats. [Read more...]
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